The Weather Prediction Center
College Park, MD
Storm Summary Message
Storm Summary Number 4 for Heavy rain and wind gusts associated
with Hurricane Dorian
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
500 AM EDT Thu Sep 05 2019
...Tropical-storm-force winds strengthening near the South
Carolina coast as the core of Hurricane Dorian approaches...outer
rainbands now pushing into eastern South Carolina and southern
North Carolina where Tornado Warnings were issued for parts of the
area...
Hurricane and Tropical Storm Warnings, along with Storm Surge
Warnings are in effect for coastal areas of the Southeast and
southern Mid-Atlantic states from Florida to southeast Virginia,
including the lower Chesapeake Bay.
Tropical Storm Watches are in effect for the central portion of
the Chesapeake Bay, the Maryland eastern shore, as well as extreme
southeastern New England
Flash Flood Watches are in effect for portions of southeast
Virginia, eastern North Carolina, eastern South Carolina,
southeast Georgia and northeast Florida.
For a detailed graphical depiction of the latest watches, warnings
and advisories, please see www.weather.gov
At 400 AM EDT...National Weather service radar and surface
observations showed that rainbands associated with the core of
Hurricane Dorian were edging into the coastal sections of South
Carolina where tropical-storm-force northerly winds were
strengthening. Meanwhile, the outer rainbands of Dorian were
pushing farther inland across eastern South Carolina and southern
North Carolina where Tornado Warnings had been issued for parts of
the area. Another band of organized thunderstorms remained just
south of the Outer Banks of North Carolina. For coastal Georgia,
rainbands were rotating across the region but they should begin to
gradually pull out to sea soon. Finally, rainbands over
northeastern Florida had just moved out into the Atlantic. Below
are preliminary rainfall and wind observations associated with
Dorian. For more information regarding the location and forecast
track of Dorian, please refer to www.nhc.noaa.gov
...Selected preliminary Storm Total Rainfall in inches from 700 AM
EDT Sun Sep 01 through 400 AM EDT Thu Sep 05...
...FLORIDA...
PALM COAST 4.5 SSW 5.23
DE LAND 0.6 SSE 4.46
LAKE MARY 3.92
DE LAND 1.4 WSW 3.49
PAISLEY 3.36
WINTER HAVEN GILBERT ARPT 3.34
FLAGLER BEACH 2.3 SSE 2.93
ST AUGUSTINE AIRPORT 2.68
CAPE CANAVERAL 2.66
APOPKA 3.5 ESE 2.62
NASA SHUTTLE FACILITY 2.59
DAYTONA BEACH INTL ARPT 2.58
ORLANDO/SANFORD ARPT 2.53
VERO BEACH 2.5 S 2.38
MELBOURNE 2.31
...GEORGIA...
BRUNSWICK/GLYNCO ARPT 2.18
SAINT MARYS 1 S 1.08
...NORTH CAROLINA...
WILMINGTON INTL ARPT 1.17
...SOUTH CAROLINA...
CHARLESTON INTL ARPT 3.25
GOOSE CREEK 4.6 NNW 1.24
SUMMERVILLE 1.22
BEAUFORT 3 E 1.10
...Selected preliminary Peak Wind gusts in miles per hour earlier
in the event...
...FLORIDA...
NEW SMYRNA BEACH 69
SAINT AUGUSTINE BEACH 1 NNE 62
JUNEAU BEACH PIER 61
DAYTONA BEACH 55
JACKSONVILLE 55
GOVERNMENT CUT 52
ST. LUCIE PLANT 49
POMPANO BEACH 48
PORT CANAVERAL 47
MERRITT ISLAND 46
MIAMI OPA LOCKA 43
...GEORGIA...
RACCOON BLUFF 22 E - NDBC 67
RACCOON BLUFF 22 E 65
SECESSIONVILLE 2 ESE 62
ISLE OF PALMS 61
NORTH TYBEE ISLAND 60
CHARLESTON 59
FORT PULASKI 57
BRUNSWICK 40
...SOUTH CAROLINA...
DEWEES ISLAND 6 ESE - NDBC 69
FOLLY BEACH 67
FORT SUMTER 65
FRIPP ISLAND 65
PALMS PIER 61
WINYAH BAY 61
MCCLELLANVILLE 45 SSE - NDBC 58
MURRELLS INLET 56
CHARLESTON HARBOR 55
ISLE OF PALMS 53
GEORGETOWN AIRPORT 52
For the latest rainfall forecast and Excessive Rainfall Outlooks
associated with Dorian, please refer to www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov
The next Storm Summary will be issued by the Weather Prediction
Center at 1100 AM EDT. Please refer to your local National Weather
Service office for additional information on this event.
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Last Updated: 654 AM EDT THU SEP 05 2019